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Yoga-Sûtra Sources

Selected Bibliography

Deutsch, Eliot. Advaita Vedanta: a philosophical reconstruction. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1969

Eliade, Mircea. Patañjali And Yoga. New York: Schocken, 1975

Eliade, Mircea. Yoga: Immortality And Freedom. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1958/69

Feuerstein, Georg. The Yoga Tradition. Prescott,AZ: Hohm Press, 1998

Iyengar, B. K. S. Light On Yoga New York: Schocken, 1966

MacDonnell, Arthur. A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1924/91

Radhakrishnan, S. Indian Philosophy, vol.2. Delhi: Oxford India Press, 1923/97

Radhakrishnan, S. & Moore, C. A Source Book In Indian Philosophy. Princeton,NJ: Princeton University  Press, 1973

Rahula, Walpola. What The Buddha Taught. New York: Grove Press, 1959/74

Tandon, S.N. A Re-appraisal of Patañjali's Yoga-Sutras in the Light of the Buddha's Teaching. Igatpuri: Vipassana Research Institute, 1995

Whicher, Ian. The Integrity Of The Yoga Daråana. Albany,NY: SUNY Press, 1998

Translations

Arya, Pandit Usharbudh. Yoga-Sûtra s of Patañjali, vol.1. Honesdale,PA: Himalayan Institute, 1986 YB

BonGiovanni, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, The Threads of Union

Bouanchaud, Bernard. The Essence Of Yoga: reflections on the Yoga-Sûtra s of Patañjali. Portland,OR: Rudra Press, 1997

Desikachar, T.K.V. The Heart Of Yoga. Rochester,VT: Inner Traditions ,1995

Feuerstein, Georg. The Yoga-Sûtra s of Patañjali. Rochester,VT: Inner Traditions, 1989

Hariharananda Aranya, Swami. Yoga Philosophy Of Patañjali. Albany,NY: SUNY Press, 1983 YB

Hartranft, Chip, The Yoga-Sûtra s of Patañjali Sanskrit-English Translation & Glossary

Houston, Vyaas. The Yoga Sûtra s Workbook . Warwick,NY: American Sanskrit Institute, 1995

Iyengar, B.K.S. Light On The Yoga-Sûtra s of Patañjali. New York: HarperCollins, 1993

Jhanananda (Jeffrey S. Brooks, The Yoga-Sûtra s of Patañjali.

Miller, Barbara Stoler. Yoga: Discipline Of Freedom. New York: Bantam, 1996

Prabhavananda, S. & Isherwood, C. How To Know God: the yoga aphorisms of Patañjali. New York New American Library, 1953

Prasada, Rama. Patañjali's Yoga Sûtra s. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1988 YB,TV

Satchitananda, Swami. The Yoga-Sûtra s of Patañjali. Yogaville,VA: Integral Yoga, 1978/90

Shearer, Alistair. Effortless Being: the Yoga-Sûtra s of Patañjali. London: Unwin,1982

Shyam, Swami. Patañjali Yoga Darshan. Canada: Be All Publications, 1980

Sivananda, Swami, Raja Yoga Gishikesh, the Divine Life Society, 1937 (Translation, commentary and Sanskrit Devenagiri)

Stiles, Mukunda. Yoga-Sûtra s of Patañjali. Pune: International Academy Of Ayurveda, 1998

Taimni, I.K. The Science Of Yoga. Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, Wheaton, IL, 1961

Vemkatesananda, Swami, Enlightened Living, the Chiltern Yoga Trust, Lapo Province, South Africa, 1975

Vivekananda, Swami. Raja-Yoga. New York: Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, 1956

YB = includes the Yoga-Bhâsya, a 5th century commentary on the Yoga- Sûtra s, by Vyâsa

TV = includes the Tattva-Vaiåâradî, a 9th century gloss on the Yoga- Sûtra s and Yoga-Bhâsya, by Vâcaspati  Mîåra

Sanskrit Resources Online

Capeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Directory of Sanskrit Resources

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